Greg Ip’s Wall Street Journal article about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All proposal (Nov. 6, 2019) takes a much needed look at the costs of healthcare in America. Respectfully, the piece overlooks some critical day-to-day realities many patients, their families and doctors like me encounter every day. In my emergency department, I sometimes find…

CHICAGO (Thursday, July 13, 2019) – A grassroots organization of frontline doctors and healthcare providers today announced they are launching a national effort to mobilize their fellow physicians and engage voters in a political advocacy campaign to protect Medicare and quality, affordable healthcare. The Committee to Protect Medicare and Affordable Care (CTP) is among the…

Senate Health Committee leaders Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray have announced hearings to address insurance premiums when Congress is back. The hearings, which will be held with State Insurance Commissioners and with Governors from around the country, are scheduled for September 6th and 7th. Read the press release below, and stay tuned for the latest,…

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Here is an update! Please note, they are close to the 50 voters they need to pass something! Please please don’t stop visiting offices, faxing offices, calling offices, and writing offices. 🚨 In other words, this is a RED ALERT! 🚨 Vote coming! And between 16 million and 32 million Americans will lose insurance. WE CAN STOP THEM!…

Skinny repeal isn’t skinny at all. An estimated 15 million to 16 million Americans will lose coverage, and premiums will rise by 20%. That’s not skinny, that’s a disaster. It is also not what the President and Republicans in Congress promised – they promised better coverage with lower premiums and lower deductibles! Please take action…

🚨 RED ALERT! 🚨 Vote today! The Senate will vote on some bill today, but the fact is that whatever bill they vote on will take insurance from between 22 million and 32 million Americans. WE CAN STOP THEM! Please take action NOW! Call and tell your Senator to vote “NO” ➜ (844) 856-9449. And write your Senator…

It’s official! There will be a vote TOMORROW! Please take action NOW! Call and tell your Senator to vote “NO” ➜ (844) 856-9449. And write your Senator to tell them to vote “NO” ➜https://goo.gl/WFsJbR Read more about the vote here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-republicans-dont-know-what-health-care-bill-theyre-about-to-vote-for-thats-nuts_us_59761b30e4b0e79ec19ae12b?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004